Legal Forms

Are you selling your interest in a business partnership, or buying out a partner's interest? This Guide to Partnership Buyouts can assist you in structuring the transaction.

• why business partners fight,
• the role partnership agreements play,
• how to avoid disputes when the partnership terminates or a partner leaves,
• a comprehensive checklist for buying out a partner.

If you're a partner, you need to get a copy of the Guide to Partnership Buyouts.

Do you know how the tax authorities determine the difference between an employee and an independent contractor?

• Many employers are considering hiring staff on a contractor basis, instead of employing them outright, as a means of reducing the employer's obligation for payroll remittances. But it's important to be sure that you know which factors determine whether a worker is an employee or not.
• This set of free Guidelines for Canadian employers explain what Canada Revenue Agency looks at, and how a court would determine whether someone who works for you is an employee, even if you assumed you were retaining them as a contractor.
• Available as a PDF download.
• This information is for Canada only.

Download a free copy of the Last Will of fantasy horror author H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937).

• Howard Phillips Lovecraft was an American fantasy, horror and science fiction novelist best known for the Cthulhu Mythos.
• He was born into a wealthy family but their financial prospects changed drastically after his grandfather passed away and his mother was institutionalized.
• Lovecraft's works advanced the theories of cosmicism and the decline of civilization
• Sadly, he never achieved any measure of literary success during his lifetime. His work only became popular during the latter half of the 20th century and he is now considered one of the most important writers of supernatural horror.

Biographical information courtesy Wikipedia.org.

Download this free copy of the Will of New York billionaire Harry Helmsley (1909-1997).

• Helmsley was one of the most successful real estate magnates in America.
• In his will, Harry Helmsley leaves an estate estimated at $1.7 billion. A few of his vast holdings included the Empire State Building, and posh hotels in New York.
• Helmsley died of pneumonia in 1997 at a hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was survived by his wife Leona, who was known as the 'Queen of Mean'.

Prepare bylaws for a Hawaii nonprofit corporation with this easy downloadable template form.

• The Hawaii Nonprofit Corporations Act gives the company's directors the power to adopt bylaws for regulating and managing the corporation.
• This standard form template includes sections governing:
  • regular and special meetings of the Board,
  • composition, election, powers and responsibilities of the Board of Directors,
  • election, duties and resonsibilities of company officers,
  • distributions, loans and guaranties,
  • restrictions on private interest,
  • legislative activities,
  • limitation of liability and indemnification of directors and officers,
  • State oversight and required notice to Attorney General - for public benefit corporation.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only by nonprofit companies formed in the State of Hawaii.

Have you received final payment for your work on a construction job? It's time to provide the property owner with a Conditional Waiver and Release of Lien on Final Payment.

• The waiver and release does not become effective until the payment is received and has cleared the owner's bank.
• Once that condition is met, the contractor's lien rights and claims for payment with respect to the labor, materials or equipment supplied for the improvements on the property are completely waived and released.
• This is a downloadable template that can be reused as often as you like.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Hawaii.

Name someone you trust to act as your attorney-in-fact with this General Durable Immediate Power of Attorney for Hawaii residents.

• your real estate property,
• banking and financial transactions,
• stocks and bonds,
• personal property,
• insurance,
• pension and employment benefits,
• tax and legal matters,
• your business affairs and operations.

Get all of your lien release forms together for one low price in this downloadable package of Hawaii Lien Waiver and Release Forms.

• The package contains:
  • Conditional Waiver and Release of Lien Upon Progress Payment,
  • Unconditional Waiver and Release of Lien Upon Progress Payment,
  • Conditional Waiver and Release of Lien Upon Final Payment, and
  • Unconditional Waiver and Release of Lien Upon Final Payment.
• The forms are available in MS Word format and can be re-used as often as you like.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Hawaii.

Cancel your existing Power of Attorney with this free Hawaii Revocation of Power of Attorney form.

• So long as you are mentally capable, you have the right to cancel your Power of Attorney at any time, and revoke the powers you gave to your attorney-in-fact.
• Sign the form and give a copy of it to the attorney-in-fact and to any banks or other parties that your attorney may have dealt with on your behalf.
• Available in MS Word format, downloadable and easy to use.
• Intended for use only in the State of Hawaii.

HI contractors, release your lien rights after receipt of final payment on a construction project with this Hawaii Unconditional Waiver and Release of Lien Upon Final Payment.

• The Waiver and Release authorizes a release of any lien rights or claims for payment which the contractor may have against the owner's property, and indicates that final payment has been made in full.
• A Notice of Completion form is included.
• This release form should only be used when the contractor has received final payment (except for any disputed amounts).
• The form is a reusable download. Buy the form once, and it's yours to use as often as you require.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Hawaii.